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Shaq Thompson starts off by working with the second-team defense

JUN 14, 2015 4:24p ET

JUN 14, 2015 4:24p ET

Shaq Thompson was wrapping up his school work before attending OTAs with the Carolina Panthers, so obviously the team isn't in any rush to push him into the first-team defense. According to Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer, Thompson began his work over the last two practices by joining the second unit.

"He worked in a limited role with the second-team defense in the two practices as A.J. Klein took the first-team reps with Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis at linebacker.